bagpipe
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈbæɡˌpaɪp/
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gaita
- At the cemetery, conversation quieted as bagpipes played and the horse-drawn caisson drew near.
- play the bagpipes
- sound of bagpipes
Now if you play the bagpipes and who amongst us has not dabbled?
- Now if you play the bagpipes and who amongst us has not dabbled?
- But I'm going to hazard a guess that bagpipes are Scottish.
- Is it true that you know how to play the bagpipes?
- You know, when the the bugler and the bagpipes play, I was happy to be outside.
- His head is topped with bagpipes, another instrument for the Infernal Orchestra.
- Bagpipes are hey, hey Scotts, what you doing with bagpipes?
- Poor shielding of electronic components, so they're harder to see but easier to hear, like stealth bagpipes.
Examples
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Nobody was going to lug a set of bagpipes along those narrow paths in the dark.
Fiction book (1991) -
"We heard somebody playing the bagpipes and went out to investigate."
Fiction book (1991) -
Soon I began to enjoy the sound of bagpipes and Scottish folk songs.
Academic text (1994) -
In the far corner of the castle, Duncan could hear the bagpipe lessons going on: "The Bells of Perth."
Fiction book (1999) -
That's the first time I've enjoyed the sound of a bagpipe.
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And from all the houses and all the schools there were processions led by bagpipes and bands to the Tercentenary Theatre this morning.
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There were the typical diversions: he golfed, published bad poetry, and learned to play the bagpipes.
Academic text (2008) -
"How long has Robin Armin been playing the bagpipes?" said Janet as they walked up the hill to Dunbar.
Fiction book (1991) -
Amid the sounds of drumming and bagpipes, a procession holding torches walked across the fields and into the enclosure.
Academic text (2006) -
Wander through Polo Field as bagpipe bands play in the background and Scottish dancers perform.
Synonyms
10
6.3
A musical instrument played by blowing air, like a flute
3
4.2
An instrument that makes sound when you blow into or across it, like a flute
1
3.1
An instrument that makes sound when you blow air through it, like a flute or trumpet
1
3.6
A musical instrument that makes sound when you blow air, often using a reed, like a clarinet or oboe
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bagpipe is simply the two parts bag and pipe, so it literally means 'bag with pipes'. That's why a bagpipe is an instrument you blow into a bag and squeeze it to push air through pipes to make sound.